Factors related to teacher adoption rates and the diffusion of a one to one laptop initiative in one rural public school district

The purpose of this study was to better understand how a one to one (1:1) Chromebook classroom initiative diffused in a rural public school system. To investigate this process a unique three part mixed methods study was created. In phase one of the study, teachers using a 1:1 Chromebook classroom were asked to participate in an online quantitative survey. In phase two, a Delphi technique was used to create an interview questionnaire. In phase three, one-on-one interviews were administered to 17 teachers with different levels of innovativeness. Specifically, this study was designed to investigate how factors such as perceived ease of use (PEOU), perceived use (PU), teacher demographic characteristics, and time of adoption related to teacher innovativeness. The findings of the study indicated that PEOU, PU, teachers’ ages, highest level of education, and time of adoption had a statistically significant relationship with teacher innovativeness. The results of this research can be used by teachers and school leaders to help understand how 1:1 technology is being adopted by school level users and determine what best practices can be utilized to help facilitate the diffusion of a 1:1 Chromebook classroom.

Grantor dc:publisher

University of Tennessee at Chattanooga

Author dc:creator

• Quilliams, Jacob

Contributors dc:contributor

• Miller, Ted L.
• Rausch, David W.; Crawford, Elizabeth K.; Line, Nathaniel D.
• College of Health, Education, and Professional Studies

• Educational tests and measurements
• Educational technology
• Computer-assisted instruction

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• https://rightsstatements.org/page/InC/1.0/?language=en

Language dc:language

English, eng

Repository record dc:identifier

https://scholar.utc.edu/theses/622

OAI identifier oai:identifier

oai:scholar.utc.edu:theses-1782